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Post by Dark One on Oct 13, 2006 21:15:14 GMT 11
A new survey suggests people are becoming less superstitious about 'unlucky' Friday the 13th.
The poll of 1,000 adults shows other superstitons are also less of a concern nowadays.
Fewer people now freak out when they break a mirror, walk under a ladder or a black cat walks across their path.
Three out of four questioned for a Surrey theme park said they had no intention of staying off work just because of the date.
Peter Ronchetti, Thorpe Park's general manager, said people were not as easily scared as they used to be.
He added: "October this year happens to be one of the freakiest months. Friday the 13th and Halloween fall within two weeks of each other."
But, for people who are nervous about Friday 13th, today is doubly alarming, according to a German professor.
Heinrich Hemme, of the University of Aachen, points out that the digits in the date - 13/10/2006 - also add up to 13.
He says the last time this numerical coincidence happened was Friday, January 13, 1520.
Hemme also established that 2006 is the first year since 1411 where Friday the 13th occurs twice. January 13, was also a Friday.
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Post by ~*~Neisha~*~ on Oct 13, 2006 22:47:43 GMT 11
 MY BROTHER"S BIRTHDAY IS TODAY! This just reveals that he really is pure evil  |
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Post by Lina on Oct 14, 2006 14:23:12 GMT 11
HAHA well isn't that a nice sentiment My friday wasn't that spectacular I admit, but I don't attribute it to the 13th. That's really interesting. It think people are becoming less and less supersitious because more and more things can be explained in a logical and rational matter. Back in the day people would have just thought of the freaky and some act of evil etc. |
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Post by Kaylan-R on Oct 14, 2006 18:09:10 GMT 11
I think its not that supistitious because we dont burn " witches" and so all that silly stuff anymore. We've just grown out of it.
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Post by Dragon on Oct 14, 2006 21:36:42 GMT 11
My Friday was uneventful. I'm not superstitious about Friday the 13th anymore. Last year I actualy had a run of good luck which resulted in me getting my Lerners Permit. Good luck for me, perhaps bad luck for other road users =P
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Post by MajiKat on Oct 14, 2006 23:59:56 GMT 11
i love Friday the 13th! the number 13 is one of my lucky numbers - i think it also used to be a very important number. there were usually 13 witches in a coven, among other things. from what i have heard, the number became thought of as 'unlucky' after the whole Last Supper thing...13 at the table, something like that...
my dad is really superstitious, but about stuff other than the usual. he doesn't like peac0ck feathers, bones pointed at the sky, can't remember what else.
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Post by Cat-Eyes on Oct 16, 2006 12:51:39 GMT 11
Peac0ck feathers? Why?!
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Post by Dark One on Oct 16, 2006 22:18:04 GMT 11
Nothing bad has ever happened to me on Friday the 13th. 13 has been my lucky number for years
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Post by Lucy on Oct 17, 2006 3:13:43 GMT 11
I think more people have 13 as their lucky number then any other number. Perhaps this has out-lucked the bad luck of it?!
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Post by Dark One on Oct 17, 2006 3:39:35 GMT 11
Could be. Everything went exceptionaly well for me on Friday.
Though it could all be a psychological thing as well. If you expect bad things to happen to you they will and vice versa
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